That’s the way young women date, and you’re not that naïve. At this point in your life you have probably been married before, have kids or made the choice to have neither.

Some women are afraid a relationship with a younger man won’t be viable, although this could be said of any relationship.

If things progress into a relationship, keeping an open line of communication is essential.

The two of you must talk about your expectations, needs and fears. This will be a definite deal-breaker if you’re either past the point of having children or have no desire to have kids.

Justin Lehmiller, a social psychologist in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University in his blog, the Psychology of Human Sexuality.

There are even more resources available beyond the information we’ve summarized in our post, and some excellent books have been written on the subject of being an older woman who is dating or wants to date a younger man.

Your family members may have issues in the beginning, but over time they too will see that the two of you make each other happy and will ultimately accept the relationship.

As you are aging you may begin to feel insecure that he will begin to find you unattractive.

Another study published in the journal, Psychology of Women Quarterly, found women who are ten or more years older than their partner report more satisfaction and relationship commitment compared to women who are the same age or younger than their partner.“We don’t know for sure, but it may be because when the woman is older, it shifts the traditional heterosexual power dynamic toward greater equality.

We know from a lot of research that greater equality tends to make couples happier,” writes study author Dr.

As long as both people keep an open line of communication and respect each other, there is no reason a relationship between an older woman and younger man can’t work out.